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I always thought insanity would be a dark, bitter feeling, but it is drenching and delicious if you really roll around in it.

Kathryn Stockett

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Kathryn Stockett
Age: 56
Born: 1969
Born: January 1
Novelist
Writer
Jackson
Mississippi
Always
Roll
Would
Bitter
Feeling
Dark
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Around
Thought
Delicious
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Insanity

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